SAS From Scratch - Episode 1 - The one with the Program Data Vector (PDV)

Welcome to the first episode of my SAS course! I'll be tackling Base SAS concepts and try to help you better understand the SAS system, with the ultimate goal of passing the Base certification.

Episode 1 is actually a 2-for-1 special as it also contains an introductory bit of background on SAS and myself. The main part of this episode is the "program data vector" or PDV system in SAS. It is a fundamentally important part of understanding SAS, so please pay attention and don't proceed to the next video unless it makes sense to you!

Timepoints in this video:
00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - What is SAS?
03:04 - Why learn SAS?
06:48 - What does the SAS interface look like?
13:05 - What will we learn?
14:31 - What will you need to follow along?
17:33 - Who am I?
19:18 - The Program Data Vector (PDV), don't skip this section!
34:58 - On the next episode...

Useful links:

Susan Slaughter's blog post on SAS interfaces: https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastrai...

SAS On-Demand for Academics: https://www.sas.com/en_us/software/on...

SAS Certified Specialist Prep Guide: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4: https://sasinstitute.redshelf.com/app...

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